Archives for June 2010
Up From the Comments
This old blog post on who would and wouldn’t blog has brought in a few interesting comments over the years since it was posted. Another comment worth noting, borderline blasphemous but good-humoredy so, just came in:
Mike Lorrey said…
Jesus didn’t write, but neither did most of his contemporaries. He did like to sermonize, and his miracles always seemed to me to be a bit show offey, desperate acts seeking recognition and approbation by someone on the margins of society. If that doesn’t describe a blogger I don’t know what does.
From the YouTube Music Video Archives: "Lantern" by Josh Ritter
I was at this show. Dude sold it. Thanks, Smokee.
So throw away those lamentations
We both know them all too well
If there’s a book of jubilations
We’ll have to write it for ourselves
So come and lie beside me darling
And let’s write it while we still got time…
Kirk and Spock, 40+ years and going strong.
The Phenomenology of Cursing
I’m looking for a phenomenological treatment of cursing. The book Expletive Deleted might come close, but I don’t think it digs far enough. I suspect the urge to curse arises from our fallen nature, just as do the eating of meat, the wearing of clothes, and the existence of cats. A book or even an essay that delves into that is what I’m looking for. Any suggestions?
Note From Updike
I wonder what became of the typewriter this was typed on.
Lapsed Catholic TKO’s (possible) Deathbed Conversion in One Round
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Webe poutin thar goost arf Ezzy Pint ayn youse arses – under goot!
– Jujube
This one’s for Rufus.
Updike’s typewriter for sale. Best bit of story: “The last ribbon Updike used is in the machine, preserving the trace of the final things he wrote on it, including…a letter to his secretary/typist saying that he would no longer need her services, because he had purchased a word processor.”
Long-range photo of rabbit taken by my daughter that, when blown up like this, looks remarkably like a painting, don’t you think?
[Click to enlarge.]
From The YouTube Music Archives: Valentine’s Day by Bruce Springsteen
This is a great song, even better than Uptown Girl, which I like a lot. The audio here is a little scratchy, but this version is from the rehearsals for the Tunnel of Love album, with the E Street Band. And, according to the caption, “The Horns of Love”, which is the best name for a brass group I’ve heard.
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